Discriminant analysis among septicemic melioidosis and other bacterial septicemia.
The clinical manifestations of septicemic melioidosis and other bacterial septicemia were studied at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University. Forty-three cases of septicemic melioidosis and 68 non-melioidosis septicemia cases were analysed. By univariate analysis, the following clinical features are associated with septicemic melioidosis: male patients; age below 45 years; underlying diabetes mellitus or renal failure; pulmonary infection, impending respiratory failure and multiorgan involvement, while abdominal pain and urinary tract infection were more common in non-melioidosis septicemia. By using discriminant analysis and logistic regression, 3 features (diabetes mellitus, multiorgan involvement, and no abdominal pain or pulmonary infection) could discriminate the two groups with the accuracy of more than 85 per cent.
Boonma
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P
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Bhuripanyo
K
K
Sithikaesorn
J
J
Patjanasoontorn
B
B
Sookpranee
M
M
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology